An Approximation of Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Controllers Using Fuzzy Ratio Switching Type-1 Fuzzy Controllers

In this paper, the interval type-2 fuzzy controllers (FC
^IT2
s) are approximated using the fuzzy ratio switching type-1 FCs to avoid the complex type-reduction process required for the interval type-2 FCs. The fuzzy ratio switching type-1 FCs (FC
^FRST1
s) are designed to be a fuzzy combination of the possible-leftmost and possible-rightmost type-1 FCs. The fuzzy ratio switching type-1 fuzzy control technique is applied with the sliding control technique to realize the hybrid fuzzy ratio switching type-1 fuzzy sliding controllers (HFSC
^FRST1
s) for the double-pendulum-and-cart system. The simulation results and comparisons with other approaches are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed HFSC
^FRST1
s.